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I’ve always been a bit of a precocious child, to put it politely. A weird little kid, to put it less politely. But it also seems like much of me exists in contradictory states. I was reading before I was really supposed to learn how, but I didn’t talk until I was over a yearContinue reading “Sunday Afternoon Waffles and an Exercise in Contradictions”

I’m sorry, I couldn’t not make that pun. I hope I got at least a brief exhale of air out of your nose from a few of you. Being trapped inside for two months is doing nothing good for my sense of humor. A few more weeks and I’ll be giggling at a picture ofContinue reading “If a short psychic escapes jail then there’s a small medium at large”

Yikes. I know it’s ~fine dining~ but I really didn’t need to read a firsthand account of Bourdain eating a small endangered bird whole. None of it sounds appetizing. I cannot imagine it actually tasted good. It very nearly made me queasy. How is it enjoyable to eat literally burning hot meat and bones andContinue reading “I’M GLAD I WASN’T EATING WHILE I READ THE FOREWORD”

Honestly, right now, it feels more like summer than anything. My mom, an educational coach at the local elementary school, still has to be online and available at her regular time frame. My dad, retired and absolutely restless, still mows at the golf course three days a week just to get out of the houseContinue reading “End of the World but not Family Dinner”

To continue on the grand tradition of me not knowing things that I probably should, I learned about queer influence on cooking. Specifically, how like three gay writers really helped shape the entire food culture of the states. Eighteenth verse same as the first, say it with me y’all, “It’s not anything I’ve ever reallyContinue reading “IT’S EITHER BLEACH MY HAIR OR DIG A HOLE IN MY BACKYARD”

Again, no deeper significance, cha’girl just a lil bit salty today. Revising is the worst. Take it from someone who’s written too many plays and other assorted works of fiction. It sucks. The Great British Bake Off is a fantastic choice for someone trying to chill out and keep themselves from punting a manuscript outContinue reading “I refused to take online classes for a reason”

This title has no deeper significance, our water heater just went out and I’m angry about it. For reading response 7, we read four different articles, but I’m cold and tired so I’m just gonna talk about the one I found the most interesting: The Art of Food Plating. The inventive and aesthetically pleasing waysContinue reading “My Building Has No Hot Water”

To make these butter cookies, before we start mixing, you’re going to want to make sure you have a cookie press, and if you don’t… good luck? You can shape the dough by hand, but each batch makes 3 dozen cookies, so reader beware. For a single batch (the furthest left measurements), one that makesContinue reading “Williams Butter Cookies”

Ah, finally, we arrive at the thing my mother keeps asking me if this class is about: restaurant reviews. (Additional side note, I’m quite proud of myself for spelling “Restaurant” right on my first go.) Going out to eat with a tiny notepad and scaring the staff with how much you’re writing down. I haveContinue reading “An Evening Out”

Not to show my hand too much, but I have very little experience with cooking. Sure, yes, I can follow a recipe and have it turn out well, but you give me ingredients and ask me to just… make something? I’m at a loss. My single semester of high school home ec class did notContinue reading “Experimental (Kitchen) Science”